The MESH Gardens to Tables program has been a very successful addition to the MESH list of programs. In the Spring beds are cleared and made ready for planting. Local volunteers as well as some MESH Café regular patrons maintain the garden throughout the growing season. 

The home of our gardens is at 9 Miller Street. We have five raised beds and have planted tomatoes, peppers, spinach, eggplants, and peas. Thank you Nancy Taini and St. Peter Claver volunteers for leading the way. When the crops are ripe, the vegetables are harvested and some are frozen for use in the off season.

Our Goal:

• Growing healthy foods to provide at our six evening Cafés per week.
• Serving persons experiencing food insecurity with nutritious meals.
• Giving persons experiencing homelessness job training in the sustainable food systems industry.

For more information or to volunteer, please call: 862 621-9488 or CLICK HERE

 

"Issa" one of our MESH Cafe regulars and garden volunteer is pictured here participating in our training program sponsored by Duke Farms in Hillsborough, New Jersey. Duke Farms is a model for environmental stewardship and educating the public to become stewards of the land. Issa along with another guest regular and garden volunteer attended two training sessions to help them to visualize employment in the healthy living systems field or a related area. Both volunteers received certificates upon completion of their training and engaged in two job shadowing opportunities.